Cushion top for wardrobe trunks



W. C. CHESNUT CUSHION TOP FOR WARDROBE TRUNKS Filed Nov. 5, 1923 IINVENTOR:

*Z/Zmfl ATTORNEY,

Patented July 5, 1927.

UNITED STATES PATENT erri-cs.

WILLIAM G. cnnsnu'r, or RACINE, WISCONSIN, nssIGnon T0 HARTMANN TRUNK COM- PANY, or 'RACI'NE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

CUSHION TOP FOR WARDROBE TRUNKS.

Application filed November This inventionrelates to improvements in cushion top for wardrobe trunks.

In wardrobe trunks of the better class as now constructed, the trunk body divided vertically medially into two sections which are hinged together and are adapted to swing horizontally to open position. One of these sections is usually provided with drawers and other compartments, and the other. called the wardrobe section, is provided with garment hanger tracks adjacent the upper end of the section upon which garment hangers having horizontally extending upper portions, are slidably mounted. The tracks are usually of the extensible type to permit the hangers to be slid outwardly on the track while ll'l 'SUSP8I1l6Cl position. Garments are suspended by and folded over the upper horizontal edges of the hangers and inorder to permit them to be freely removed from the trunk section. the upper end of the section is open and is provided with a hinged top cover whichmaybe swung upwardly to op-eirpositioii. To maintain the garments and hangers in position, the top cover is usually provided with acushion or pad of'suflicient size'to permit all of the hangers or garments thereon to imbed therein when the top coveris in closed position. Garments draped over the hangers vary in thickness and when thin. garments are draped between heavier garments, the single cushion which is forced upwardly by the heavier garments, is not sufficiently engaged by the thin garments to hold said thin garments in position due to the fact that the padding of the cushion does not have sufficient space to spread out and permit intermediate portions to press downwardly.

It is 'one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable features and provide a cushion top for wardrobe trunks in which a plurality of cushion units are formed in a manner to firmly but yieldingly engage garments of various thicknesses and maintain them in position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion top for wardrobe trunks in which the cushion may be completely formed independently of the trunk and then easily secured in position therein.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion top for wardrobe trunks 5, 1923. Serial'N'o. 672,952.

in which-the covering for the cushion units is'preferably formed of-a single piece of material shaped "to form the plurality of cushion units without the necessity of pleating the material.

r A further object of the invention is to provide acushion top for wardrobe trunks in which the cushion member also seals the joint between the top cover and the ward robe section of the trunk.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushion top for a wardrobe trunk which is of simple construction, is efiicient in use. and is well adapted for the purpose described,

With the above and other objects in view. the invention consists of the improved cushion top for wardrobe trunks and its parts and combinations as set forth in the claims andall equivalents thereof.

In the accompanyingdrawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all ofthe views: j

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion ofthe wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk provided cushion top; I I I j j Fig. 2 isa similar view taken at right angles to Fig. 1.;

Fig. 3 is an inverted view of the section top cover with the cushion mounted therein; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on line t4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates the upper portion of the wardrobe section of a wardrobe trunk which has an open top, and is provided with a top cover 9 hinged thereto. The top cover is formed with side flanges 10 positioned to overlap the upper edges of the rear and side portions of the trunk collar or overlapped upper edge 11 of the wardrobe section. Garment hanger tracks 12 mounted on the opposite sides of the trunk section adjacent the trunk collar 11 are in parallel relation to each other and have garment hangers 13 slidably mounted thereon which are engaged by the cushion units 14 forming integral parts of the cushion 15. Said cushion is mounted on the inner or bottom side of the top cover 9 and comprises a base portion 16, a covering material 17 and the interposed cushion or yielding material 18. The said cushion material with the improved I 18 is positioned to form a plurality of spaced apart units 19 extending transversely of the garment hangers, and to also form a U- shaped edge cushion unit 20. To maintain the cushioning units in place, the covering material surrounding the units is firmly pressed into shape and cemented or otherwise caused to adhere to the base member, as indicated by the numeral 21, to form the spaces 22 between said cushions. The portions of the covering material 17 extending over the cushion units is free to bulge edgewise under strain, so that garment portions of varying thickness engaged by the cushion units will be firmly and yieldingly held in position on the hangers by the different units. he Ushaped cushion is adapted to bear upon the upper edge oi the wardrobe section to form a dust tight connection therebetween,

lhe inner front edge portion of the cushion cover material is covered by a metal angle strip 23 forming the front edge of the top cover.

As thus constructed, the garment hangers on the tracks or the garments draped on the hangers, will imbed into the cushion units, and be firmly held in position without wrinkling, and the upper edges 01 the wardrobe section will imbed into the U-shaped edge cushion and form a tight joint. It will be further seen that the cushion may be completely constructed independently of the trunk top and secured to said top when desired.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the cushion top provides a garment hanger cushion having a plurality of cushion units, which is of very simple construction, and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A wardrobe trunk having a section provided with an upper open end and a hinged top cover, garment hanger tracks mounted within the trunk section on the opposite side walls and adjacentthe upper open end, garment hangers slidably mounted oii said tracks and having straight upper edge portions for folding garments thereover, and a cushion member mounted on the inner side of the top cover and having a'base attaching portion and a covering portion between which a pinrality o1 cushion units are formed in spaced relation, one of said units being of U-for1na tion to engage the upper edges oi? the Wardrobe section and the other units extending at right angles to the garment hangers, the portions of the covering between the cushion units being secured to the base member, the upper straight edges of the garn'ient hangers and the garments draped thereon embedding into thecushion units other than the unit of U-i'ormation when the top cover is in cl sed position.

2. A cushion top for a wardrobe trunk, comprising a base attaching member having a covering material mounted thereon and between which a plurality of cushion units are formed in spaced relation, oneot said units being of U-formation and the other units extending in the space partly enclosed by the ti -formation unit, portions of the covering material between the units being secured to the base member.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM C. oi-insn'nr. 

